These cats are so cute! There are cats everywhere in Japan – in the parks, in alleys, on windowsills… And they’re all friendly and seem happy and well-fed. Though I’m sure lots of them are street cats.

We saw some cats near the Metropolitan Building in Shinjuku. They were near some homeless guys, but they had little bowls of water and food, and were very curious about us. There were some in Ueno Park, some near Bentendo, about five different ones in an alley near our hotel in Himeji… there were heaps more, I can’t remember right now.

Living and working in Shibuya for 20 years this city within the city of Tokyo is always surprising me with shops, trends and new places to visit. I hope to introduce you to many of those new and some of the old great places in Shibuya as well as touching on other Japanese related topics.